Register Ridge III

6/12/18  My third time round trip up/down Register Ridge. This time just for a quick training speed hike. But that 2,500' 1.5 mile section is brutal no matter how many times you do it.
IMG_1412 Top of Register Ridge. This route is about 1 mile shorter than Ski Hut, so I wanted to test if it would make sense to use for the 24hr 3 Peak Challenge. But...
Top of Register Ridge. This route is about 1 mile shorter than Ski Hut, so I wanted to test if it would make sense to use for the 24hr 3 Peak Challenge. But…
IMG_1413 Last of the Backbone up to the top of Baldy.
Last of the Backbone up to the top of Baldy.
IMG_1414 Last stretch to the top.
Last stretch to the top.
IMG_1417 Made it.
Made it.
IMG_1418 Gorgonio and Jacinto in the distance on a hazy day.
Gorgonio and Jacinto in the distance on a hazy day.
IMG_1431 A rare deer sighting on the front side of Baldy. I wonder if this is the same one I saw last time? S/he isn't looking too healthy :(
A rare deer sighting on the front side of Baldy. I wonder if this is the same one I saw last time? S/he isn't looking too healthy :(
IMG_1441 S/he let me get really close.
S/he let me get really close.
IMG_1447 Last view of the falls. Successful day at a little over 3 hours round trip. Actually the same, or even a tad slower, than Ski Hut though. Need to get back in...
Last view of the falls. Successful day at a little over 3 hours round trip. Actually the same, or even a tad slower, than Ski Hut though. Need to get back in…
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IMG_1422 Heading back down now. You can see the trail heading down to the backbone to the right of Mr. Harwood.
Heading back down now. You can see the trail heading down to the backbone to the right of Mr. Harwood.